Canon Filed Patent Image Stabilized Lens For Astro-Photography

Egami (translated) spotted a Canon patent concerning an image stabilized lens for astro-photography. The lens is designed to track celestial objects, like stars etc.. Canon has a DSLR specifically designed for astro-photography, the EOS 60Da.

This new patent will probably be enhanced by an upgrade to the current EOS-60Da camera, with additional features like GPS, auto leveling, and the more powerful DIGIC 6 processor.

Canon Filed Patent Image Stabilized Lens For Astro-Photography

Patent Publication No. 2013-77910

Publication date 2013.4.25

Filing date 2011.9.29

Canon patent

In the lens anti-vibration mechanism from etc., let me change the direction of the optical axis

From the GPS, etc., I ask the coordinates and altitude

Detects the inclination of the posture from the electronic level, etc., to determine the direction of the optical axis

Calculate the speed and direction of movement of celestial angle of view, and controls the lens according to the calculation result